La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CHICAGO (AP) — There was not much the Detroit Tigers could say after losing twice in the bottom of the ninth, other than it was a rough day.

DENVER (AP) — Trevor Story lined his fourth homer in three games, Tyler Chatwood allowed one hit over five erratic innings and the Colorado Rockies swept the Atlanta Braves with a 7-2 win Sunday.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) -- Thomas Szapucki and four other pitchers combined for a shutout as the Brooklyn Cyclones beat the Staten Island Yankees 3-0 on Sunday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Dillon Dobson homered and doubled twice, driving home three runs as the Augusta GreenJackets beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 4-3 on Sunday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With the Aug. 1 trade deadline approaching next week, the World Series champion Kansas City Royals may be sellers instead of buyers.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Danny Hudzina homered and had four hits, driving in three, and Bryan Dobzanski allowed just two hits over five innings as the State College Spikes topped the Batavia Muckdogs 8-6 on Sunday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Willy Adames hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Montgomery Biscuits to a 6-4 win over the Birmingham Barons on Sunday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Chris Pieters drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning, leading the Eugene Emeralds to a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canadians on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker took a chance using closer Jonathan Papelbon for a third consecutive day. It didn't work out.

MILWAUKEE — Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Sunday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Michael Choice homered and had two hits as the Columbus Clippers beat the Pawtucket Red Sox 5-2 on Sunday. The Clippers swept the four-game series with the win.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Chris Ibarra hit a two-run triple in the first inning, leading the Cedar Rapids Kernels to a 10-6 win over the Dayton Dragons on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The San Francisco Giants headed into the All-Star break a major league-best 57-33.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Billy Butler hit a tiebreaking home run off Erasmo Ramirez with one out in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Sunday and complete a three-game…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Frazier's pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning powered the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- Juan Duran homered and singled twice, scoring a couple of runs while also driving home two as the Daytona Tortugas beat the Bradenton Marauders 10-3 on Sunday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Tim Lincecum couldn't sugarcoat his performance after allowing a season-high eight runs, including three homers, before leaving in the second inning of the Los Angeles Angels' 13-3 loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Sunday.

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- Marcus Greene hit a grand slam in the first inning, leading the Fort Wayne TinCaps to an 8-7 win over the Beloit Snappers on Sunday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Travis Maezes hit a walk-off solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Lexington Legends beat the Columbia Fireflies 12-11 on Sunday.